Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of India, you would:
Health
live 8.3 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 46.2% less likely to be obese
In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vietnam, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 60.6% more money
India has a GDP per capita of $7,100 as of 2022, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $11,400 as of 2022.
be 68.0% less likely to be unemployed
In India, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Vietnam, that number is 1.5% as of 2022.
be 78.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Vietnam, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.
Life
be 28.8% more likely to be literate
In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Vietnam, it is 95.8% as of 2019.
be 51.3% less likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 30.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Vietnam, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
be 20.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 103.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vietnam, 124.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 60.9% more likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vietnam, about 74.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 56.7% more on healthcare
India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vietnam, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 50.8% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vietnam: At a glance
How big is Vietnam compared to India? See an in-depth size comparison.